Well folks, we’ve seen a lot of wild wrecks at King of the Hammers, but this one? This one is special. In what can only be described as a world record for fastest off-road DNF, a Tesla Cybertruck met its untimely end in the parking lot… before a single rock was crawled or dune was hooned. See the photos!
Like hell does tipping a vehicle on it’s side total it.
I realise people want to find a reason to make fun of the Cybertruck, but the only evidence it was “totalled” are photos of it lying on it’s side, for all we know it drove away.
A car is “totaled” when it’s damaged enough that the cost to completely repair it obviously exceeds its value. It doesn’t matter if can drive or not. I mean, sure, you could often just cut the roof off a rolled-over vehicle and pretend it’s a convertible now and keep driving it, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t totaled. It just means you chose not to repair it properly. Damage from a rollover is typically very extensive, so it’s pretty much a given for lots of cars that if they roll over, you can assume they’re totaled.
Also, the more poorly the vehicle is designed for repairability, and the more expensive replacement parts are, the easier it is to total. And we know cybertrucks are close to a worst-case scenario for both of those things.
This wasn’t even a full rollover, it was on it’s side.
I’ve been in a vehicle that did that, it was fine mechanically and only had panel damage.
No way would that total a year old vehicle.
But was it a cybertruck?
No, it was significantly less valuable than a Cybertruck.
I realise you want to hate on the Cybertruck, but seriously?